The action by one guy has changed the politics of our country from that of a 'republic' to that of a 'true democracy.' Anything can happen
now.

Remember this so you can point out to your kids where everything finally fell apart.

You might think this is a good thing because progressives currently hold the reins. When the Republicans are back in control and start doing the
bidding of their corporate masters ... whoo boy ... I wonder if Tina Turner has a spare room she might loan me.

Obviously the plan all along. The important thing to take away from your video is not that this is a progressive move nor a conservative move ... it
is a purple move ... and a move against all of us ... The People.

There are 100 senators, and winning a simple majority (51 senators, or 50 if the vice president votes to break a tie) was once sufficient to
confirm presidential nominees and pass legislation. But over the past several decades, both parties have increasingly used the filibuster—a
procedural move that requires 60 senators to end debate and force a vote—to block the other side’s agenda. Since 2009, when Obama took office,
Senate Republicans have used constant filibuster threats to force Democrats to win 60 votes to do almost anything. On Thursday, Democrats finally
decided they’d had enough, and changed the rules. In the future, executive-branch and judicial nominees will be subject to simple up-or-down
majority votes. But the filibuster lives on partially: Legislation and Supreme Court nominees will still be subject to filibusters.

This is a relatively modest step toward returning basic governance to the chamber. It does not change the 60-vote requirement that Republicans
have made routine for virtually all legislation, perverting the majoritarian vision of the Constitution. It does not ban the filibuster for judicial
nominees, though we wish it did because Republicans are still holding up too many federal court candidates.

Nonetheless, Mr. Reid’s move would be an extremely important reassertion of majority rule, finally allowing a president’s nominees to cabinet
departments and other agencies to come to a confirmation vote. The president’s right to assemble an executive team without encountering ideological
litmus tests from the Senate is fundamental, as history shows. From the Eisenhower to the Ford administrations, there were no filibusters of executive
nominees. Over the next 32 years, there were 20.

A filibuster is a type of parliamentary procedure where debate is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote
on a given proposal. It is sometimes referred to as talking out a bill,[1] and characterized as a form of obstruction in a legislature or other
decision-making body.

The action by one guy has changed the politics of our country from that of a 'republic' to that of a 'true democracy.' Anything can happen
now.

The senate rule change was accomplished by a majority vote of the senate. It does not establish pure democracy. The constitution and the supreme
court still limit legislation. Not to mention that the rule change only applies to executive appointees. They will still be subject to scrutiny and
an up or down vote by the senators.

The bitter disgusted Democrats are trying to *get even* with their own failures.

They could have done this quite some time ago.
Why now?
This is a way to paint a new story onto the TV screens....

Shifting away from the Obamacare debacle.

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It's much bigger than that. They are going to stack the courts with friends so that when the Republicans take over the Senate and dismantle Obamacare
they will be able to use the courts as much as possible to stop them.

A certain Senator from Texas was vilified recently for filibustering against Obamacare. Even members of his own party chastised him.

Some polls show 93% of the people opposing Obamacare now that they see how flawed it is.

Who is the tyrant?

Not a fillibuster - only one in his deluded mind. He was allowed to speak during a no business period. Read the dictionary or enclopedia
occasionally.

TEchnically correct,
But, if one bothers to google search occasionally, you would find that the MSM called it a filibuster while it happened.

The press played it as a filibuster while it was happening, so you might want to write letters to all those news outlets and tell them to use a
dictionary also. I am sure that it upset you when that happened.

Just restating the obvious...they cause a stink with this to redirect attention from the failed ObamaCare, they do this, changing a rule they all
fought to keep during Bush, they are pushing off the 2014 sign up until after the elections, Obama either lies about everything or doesn't know
anything, they spy on you and read your email, they are using the IRS as a weapon, they are erasing the constitution, etc., etc., etc.

Does everyone else see this? Do you see where this is going? This is the beginning of a pure takeover of the United States government and the
establishment (eventually) of a Dictator Group. How? By controlling the rules and the dependants in this country so that the vote is locked for the
same group. Electronic voting to hide the true election results, allowing illegals to vote, more and more government employees who have to vote for
those "protecting" their jobs. Do you see it? DO YOU SEE YOU ARE BEING LIED TO TO ESTABLISH A DICTATORSHIP?

Everyone who doesn't want to be ruled must vote against everything this organized crime organization wants. Everything! Whether you agree with it or
not. And if you don't...eventually, once you are no longer needed to protect their power...YOU will become the enemy. Not just the Right...but ALL
citizens. And if you don't "wake up" and see it...you will wake up one day a slave. A Revolution WILL occur! Your decisions NOW decide which side
you are on.

Yes...that is true. Buy why? Because Obama is playing chess, positioning his pieces for the grand plan to take personal and party power and force
their will upon everyone...not just the right. Positioning pieces for what purpose exactly? I don't know for sure. Eventually to have full control
of the government but for now, so he/they can do anything they want regardless if the people disagree. Thoughts? Taking away your right to bear
arms, removing the two election presidential limit, remove all protection of individuals privacy...etc. Maybe a simple law stating that any laws
established during this period can not be revoked?

They are realizing that they are getting caught doing things that people don't like while working their big plans. So how do you fix that? Make it
so it doesn't matter what people think by making them unable to do anything about it...legally. You see...the Right is now the enemy, but once they
don't need you...you will be the enemy also.

what the president is trying to do IS HIS JOB!...he appoints federal judges, THAT'S HIS JOB!...he gets to appoint his own cabinet leaders, THAT'S HIS
JOB!...it's under his constitutional powers, it's under his job decription...what's wrong with you?...I don't like the judges that bush appointed, but
I don 't think it was a government takeover....geez, hyperbolic much???

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